Ezra 8:19-23

and Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty men;

and 220 of the temple servants, whom David and the officials had provided for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name. Protection of God Invoked

Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, to humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who abandon Him.”

So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our pleading.